BOISE | Development Thread

[aufbau]

Originally Posted by Boisebro

nice shot from JUMP of the city center. image is from Inc.com.

Hey appreciate this thread, BoiseBro! I lived there for a couple years and was curious what's going on. Pleasantly surprised on the building going up next to Neurolux! It was just a hazy proposal when I lived there. Looking forward to seeing it in person later this winter (and Bogus Basin)

[Boisebro]

Originally Posted by aufbau

Hey appreciate this thread, BoiseBro! I lived there for a couple years and was curious what's going on. Pleasantly surprised on the building going up next to Neurolux! It was just a hazy proposal when I lived there. Looking forward to seeing it in person later this winter (and Bogus Basin)

good deal. you'll be able to check out the progress on all the projects downtown. another tower crane just went up this weekend--the 5th one now downtown--this one for the Park Place apartments on Myrtle.

this is the first year bogus is making snow, so they have a good base. hopefully they'll get a few more storms and fresh powder before you get here.

[Boisebro]

Boise State has updated its Master Plan. The campus is located directly south of downtown across the river. In the image below, downtown would be to the left of the picture.

A few of the highlights include removal of current height restrictions to allow for taller structures, several new student housing buildings, academic buildings and labs, parking garages, a new theater/arts center, a new baseball stadium (to be completed by next season), and football stadium expansion.

image and article from Boisedev.com.

[Boisebro]

Originally Posted by Design-mind

The 5th and Bannock project looks amazing.

I sincerely hope those are updated. it's a massive improvement over what we originally saw.

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[JamesL]

This is a good one too. Gives you a sense of size of the Home2Suites, just before the BizPrint building went down.

[JamesL]

Something I saw mentioned in the Statesman, a request for a change in zoning for a plot in the western River-Myrtle district to build approx. 30 condos. Maybe something similar to The Afton.

http://pdsonline.cityofboise.org/pds...11271357362870

[Boisebro]

Originally Posted by JamesL

Something I saw mentioned in the Statesman, a request for a change in zoning for a plot in the western River-Myrtle district to build approx. 30 condos. Maybe something similar to The Afton.

I saw something about that; not sure if it was in the Statesman or elsewhere, but I seem to recall their proposal was to be 3 floors. not sure why these developers don't think much bigger, like something in the 10-floor range at least. the market sure seems like it could easily handle that size project within walking distance of the CBD.

[JamesL]

Originally Posted by Boisebro

I saw something about that; not sure if it was in the Statesman or elsewhere, but I seem to recall their proposal was to be 3 floors. not sure why these developers don't think much bigger, like something in the 10-floor range at least. the market sure seems like it could easily handle that size project within walking distance of the CBD.

Since I'm pretty new to this, I'm not familiar with the process. Since they are going for a C5 zoning, which has no height limit, would that make it appear like they are planning on going higher? Is that a tougher thing to get passed? Would they go for a lesser zoning if they planned on keeping it to 3 floors?

[Boisebro]

Originally Posted by JamesL

Since I'm pretty new to this, I'm not familiar with the process. Since they are going for a C5 zoning, which has no height limit, would that make it appear like they are planning on going higher? Is that a tougher thing to get passed? Would they go for a lesser zoning if they planned on keeping it to 3 floors?

I'm not sure anymore, either. I know downtown zoning is about to be fully reevaluated; boisedev has an article about it this week.

on the surface, any new development on that block would be an improvement. but why not take advantage of such prime real estate and go tall? heck, I'd love the view of downtown and the foothills from a 15-floor condo in that location (though I probably couldn't afford it).

one thing I do know is anytime there's a proposal higher than 2 floors, the NIMBY's complain about it being way too tall and it will block out the sun and interfere with the view of the foothills and threaten the orbit of the moon, etc, which drives me .

[JamesL]

Judging by the BoiseDev article: Ludwig resigns CCDC commission post, we might see action on the Broad and 5th towers. "He previously told BoiseDev he would wait until leaving office to move forward on the project."

[Boisebro]

keeping my finger's crossed for that one.

he sold the lot for the south tower. maybe he'll combine the 9-floor and 11-floor into a single, taller tower on the north lot? would be pretty sweet.

in the meantime, I found this cool image of the grove plaza from the Grove Hotel website. looks somewhat recent (maybe last spring?)--you can see work had already started on the Home2Suites.

[JamesL]

Originally Posted by Boisebro

keeping my finger's crossed for that one.

he sold the lot for the south tower. maybe he'll combine the 9-floor and 11-floor into a single, taller tower on the north lot? would be pretty sweet.

in the meantime, I found this cool image of the grove plaza from the Grove Hotel website. looks somewhat recent (maybe last spring?)--you can see work had already started on the Home2Suites.

Nice pic. Looks really filled in there.

As for the towers, the Statesman article linked in Boisedev says:
Ludwig’s company continues to own the second property, at 314 S. 5th. And it retains a three-year option to develop the property sold to LocalConstruct’s company, Ludwig said in a telephone interview. A document filed with Ada County as part of the deed transfer says Broad Street has an exclusive option to repurchase the property.
“In the event that we proceed, that property is still part of the project,” he said. “In the event we decide that it’s not feasible economically, then it’s in the hands of an incredibly quality developer.”

[Sawtooth]

Soon there will be a crane here. Any guesses as to where it will be placed, Front Street or 6th?










This one is slanted because I had to lean over the edge to shoot this view.

[Boisebro]

thanks Sawtooth! seven cranes up, more to come...

I have a feeling the new crane will sit in the alley by the Basque Center.

[mhays]

Really love these updates. Boise is looking good.

I'd have killed for this good of a downtown in the 80s, though it did have its charms.

[Sawtooth]

The Carnegie Library
https://www.ednetics.com/news/

[Boisebro]

according to Boisedev, this project may be redesigned and consolidated from two buildings into one, taller 15-story tower:

[Boisebro]

BoDo, which is a commercial/retail area just south of the Grove downtown, is slated for a revamp. BoDo currently consists of a hotel, condo, movie theater, various offices and a number of stores and restaurants. the new configuration will still include these businesses, plus add an upscale food court.

New renderings have been shared by BoiseDev.com that show the area being transformed from a suburban/school gymnasium style to more of a classic urban look.


current state (sorry for image size):





proposed redesign:

[Boisebro]

I gave this one its own thread in the proposals, but here's a new proposal for the east end of downtown:

[Boisebro]

A few more updates...

New condo proposal slated to go about 2 blocks away from the ICCU building in the previous post (image from the Idaho Statesman):




Boise State master plan features a number of new buildings, including two more along Capitol (image from Boisedev.com):




And while not Boise related, Garden City continues to add density with multiple projects in the same neighborhood between 5 and 8 floors. The neighborhood is along the Boise river, about 3 miles from downtown Boise.

The latest is a 6-floor condo just down the street from a proposed 121-ft tall hotel (image from Idaho Statesman):



Additional renderings can be found in this pdf:

Garden City Apartments